2007 Official FRC Game Hint / Email Blast

[JackN]

Maybe your robot must be able to play music by the Jackson 5

[TeknicllyInsane]

Originally Posted by 1derboy

Maybe your robot must be able to play music by the Jackson 5

that....was more far-fetched than the tennis ball I threw for my dog earlier today...

[AndyB]

Originally Posted by MAteo9944

Going off of obscure baseball references here (just adding to insanity).

"In baseball, five represents the third baseman's position." -Wikipedia

Then read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_baseman

Think off all of the wonderful stuff you could pull out of that.

This leads me to believe that the name of the game will be called "Hot Corners" and will contain goals on the four corners of the field. Just a thought.

[Rickertsen2]

each year the hints get lamer and lamer.

[Joe J.]

Hmmm...What if this is Dave's ultimate red herring?

Here's what I'm thinking:

*the 5 could be referring back to last years "five bots" (3 offence 2 defense)
*5 robots on an alliance would make for a really crowded field
*I like the idea of a rouge bot or a "house" bot but I'm not sure that will happen
*I think the 5 refers to the point values
*I'd like to see a circular platform & ramps


Time will tell I guess....

[Kyle Love]

5 sided spinny thing in the middle of the field....I hope....I like things that spin....or a 5 sided scoring object....

[Dasistmeinmoped]

to everyone that thinks water...

yes cool, but think about that. realy.

they would need to make a giant tank, that would be in an arena, suitable for probly 6 FRC robots. we arent talking Vex here, but big robots. also, electricity + water = BUZZZZZ

im sure just insurance liability would prevent the whole idea

and any schools go a place for a practice field?

"yeah we'll just put our pool in the gym. i think its water tight"..

sorry. but in my opinion FIRST would never be able to host such an event.

but non the less im hoping the guys give us some kinda fast paced game

[AndyB]

What is a diamond? It's a rhombus. Where did the word rhombus come from?

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The origin of the word rhombus is from the Greek word for something that spins. Euclid uses the word ρομβος; and in his translation Heath says it is apparently drawn from the Greek word ρεμβω, to turn round and round. He also points out that Archimedes used the term solid rhombus for two right circular cones sharing a common base. For more on the origin of the word, see rhombus at the MathWords web page.

Could this mean that there are quick periods, or that the goals are in the corners such that the robots must constantly be turning around to achieve an objective?

[Nitroxextreme]

Maybe there will be 5 differently shaped game pieces....

That would be very interesting!!

[AndyB]

sorry to post so repetitivly, but whta if the "round and around" part means that there is a central goal in the middle that robots must navigate around due to it's size (similar to the center goal in the 05' game).

[StephLee]

I'm never sure whether I'm reading too much into a clue, or not enough...


My scattered thoughts so far:
-It would be quite hilarious if this were all the first in a series of countdown pictures like some people have mentioned. After all, the GDC has to top Greg for his prank on us recently.
-I wish sanddrag's clue was the actual clue, because I had far more ideas for it than for this.
-5 of something...I'm personally leaning towards a 5-sided platform or 5 "bases"' of sorts. Maybe the last bit of the match is autonomous and you have to find your way to the bases autonomously, from wherever you are on the field. Each robot could be assigned a certain color before the match, and they have to go to the base that displays their color.
-NO WATER! Please...*twitch*

[AndyB]

Well, if we have determined the it is from the countdown video, might we consider the song: "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(song)

Europe has 5 members.

[dubious elise]

Dear Mr. Lavery,

Congratulations. For the fourth year running (at least, in my case - I am sure that others have a few more years to add on to my tally), you have successfully ruined my Christmas holiday with your untimely release of a most obfuscating, but no less tantalizing, hint.

As I have not yet been able to find a banana in the image (which I am sure is lurking somewhere) nor have I had the time to count the individual treads on the diamond plate in the hopes of revealing some magical number, I shall field no further comments other than to say that I eagerly await a true 3v2 game.

Sincerely,

Elise

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by dubious elise

As I have not yet been able to find a banana in the image (which I am sure is lurking somewhere)

Look in the lower right corner area of the picture, I am seeing a banana. Let me adjust some of the levels in the image, and edit this post once I have enhanced it.

EDIT: Here we go. There's no doubt about it. That's a banana.

[James1902]

What if there was a tall,rotating cylinder, bolted down in the middle of the field that was seperated into five different segments that could either raise/ lower the score of the team puting in the scoring objects. ex. one segment could raise by 1 point, the next 2, the next one take off 1 point ect ect that would make some interesting stratigies for not just scoring but for controling the rotation of the goal.

The dimand plate could represtent the material used to seperate the goal, or a ramp/ platform of somekind.

Or we could all just conceede that were never going to guess this and enjoy our holiday for once without racking our brains. But knowing us that's probably not going to happen